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IPFS News Link • Philosophy of Liberty

The Anti-Morality of the Coercive Monopoly

• https://libertarianinstitute.org, by Kym Robinson

History and the contemporary world has been defined by the bloodshed of the ideology of coercion. Those who believe that coercion is necessary often have a perspective of self appointed virtue based entirely on intended outcomes. This is the anti-morality used to rationalize the many forms of violence and misery that occur when the coercive ideology is implemented.

When coercion is the acceptable means, society adopts an anti-morality outlook. One based on a false premise that no one would otherwise do the "right thing" if a large stick did not exist to punish and deter. And yet the wielder of the stick is often morally wrong. Its existence creates an imbalance of justice and a confusion between what is right and wrong, instead legal and illegal.


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